The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Aetna Inc., Elevance Health  (formerly known as Anthem) and Humana, accusing the insurers of paying kickbacks to brokers to direct Medicare Advantage patients to their plans The complaint was filed May 1 under the False Claims Act.

The Justice Department filed a complaint alleging some of the biggest Medicare insurers paid kickbacks to brokers that sell such plans, seeking to grab market share and in some cases avoid enrollees with disabilities who might come with heavy health costs.